wheelerite (hwelerit)

[Named after Lieut. G. M. Wheeler, U. S. A.] A fo il resin found in New Mexico. wheel-fire (hwēl'fir), n. In chem., a fire which encompa es a crucible without touching it. wheel-fixing (hwēl'fik"sing), n. See fixing, 3. wheel-guard (hwel'gärd), n. 1. A circular guard for a sword or dagger. Hewitt, Ancient Armour, II. 258.-2. In a vehicle, a hood to protect the axle from mud, and prevent mud from entering between the axle-box and the spindle; a cuttoo-plate, dirt-board, or round robin.-Wheel-guard plate, in a vehicle, and also on an artillery-carriage, one of the iron plates fixed on either side of the box or the stock to prevent chafing by the wheels in turning; a rub-iron. E. H. Knight. See cut under gun - carriage.